Korean J Dermatol.
2001 Jul;39(7):839-841.
A Case of Rowell's syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Inha University Inchon, Korea. garden@inha.ac.kr
Abstract
- Rowell's syndrome is believed to be a distinct and rare clinical entity originally descrived as lupus erythematosus associated with erythema multiforme-like skin lesions, immunologic findings of speckled antinuclear antibodies, anti-La antibodies and a positive test for rheumatoid factor. We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 31-year-old woman with annular erythematous patches on both hands, feet and back. Also, she presented abnormal serologic and immunologic findings. We believed that our patient meets the criteria for this rarely reported entity.
